Protected Forests Articles & Analysis
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TL;DR — As wildfires become an increasingly frequent part of our world due to a changing climate, forest management practices that maintain healthy forests play a vital role in protecting ecosystems, public health, and air quality. By implementing wildfire prevention strategies at the individual and agency levels, establishing resilient air ...
It is widely used for fencing, animal enclosures, forest protection, binding, etc. Have you ever wondered why it is appreciated by so many people? ...
Location: Forest View Customer: The Village of Forest View Problem: Originally Forest View had a combined sewer and stormwater system. As the area became popular development occurred which lead to more hard surface areas, which lead to higher runoff during rainy periods. This became such a problem that, in the 1960’s the sewer and stormwater system was split to ensure that high rainfall ...
As he explains in the video, coffee plants can coexist with the forest — reducing local pressure to contribute to global deforestation — and provide a steady stream of income for poor communities. And as an added bonus, the plant cover the coffee plants and remaining forest provide helps reduce downstream flooding during the rainy season. ...
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In Southeast Asia, palm oil production is responsible for millions of hectares of deforestation. Companies and farmers burn forests to clear the land with little regard for the loss of habitat or the services forests provide to people. ...
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But it ranks right up there with the Amazon and Sumatra in a new report by WWF highlighting key areas of focus for efforts to protect forestlands around the world. Forests are of particular importance to global efforts to maintain a healthy environment because they contain much of the world’s plant and animal diversity, and trees are particularly adept at ...
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Developmnet of coastal infrastructure and aquaculture went hand in hand with the removal of protective mangrove forests and the disturbance of sediment flows towards the coast and floodplains. ...
It especially questions the effectiveness and efficiency of the supported policies in relation to forest management and livelihood improvement of the people living in mountainous areas. It finally draws out seven key lessons learnt and five policy implications which are hopefully to serve as references for policy makers when setting up future programmes, strategies and policies ...
The trees are bringing a return of nature. Birds flock in the cool new forests. The ponds around the mangroves have become feeding areas for shrimp and crabs. ...
A common concern for the people living in the forest is the threat of being displaced as a consequence of rules designed to conserve the natural environment. ...
It’s here, in the peat burning below the forests, where the greatest climate impact from palm production can be seen. ...
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As climate changes, forest ecosystems will need to shift to more suitable sites. Should humans lend a helping hand? ...
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Background In Europe, forests cover around 40 % of the land area (190 million ha), making Europe one of the most forest-rich regions in the world. Forests are important habitats for many species of wildlife. Yet, forestry can also have negative impacts on biodiversity as unsustainable forest operations can lead to ...
By using efficient harvesting and production techniques, more CO2 is saved through the avoided emissions, materials and wood energy than is lost from the harvested forest — yet another reason to appreciate forests and to protect them from endless deforestation for agriculture. Clearing trees for harvest is temporary, but converting ...
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If you were the administrator of a protected forest, you would ideally have a staff of rangers on patrol, backed up by law enforcement and high-resolution satellite images to keep you up-to-date on the forest’s condition. In this ideal world, illegal activity would quickly be halted. Yet the reality is that many protected ...
Brazil is a first-mover in putting information into action to protect forests. The Brazilian space agency pioneered near-real-time forest monitoring systems for the Brazilian Amazon through the DETER and PRODES programs, and Imazon, a Brazilian NGO, has developed an influential independent system. ...
Data from the University of Maryland and Google shows that the world lost 2.3 million square kilometers of tree cover between 2000 and 2012—the equivalent of losing 50 soccer fields’ worth of forests every minute of every day for the past 13 years! By contrast, only 0.8 million square kilometers have regrown, been planted, or restored during the same period 2) Oil ...
Feb. 19, 2014, the World Resources Institute (WRI), Google, and a group of more than 40 partners launched Global Forest Watch (GFW), a dynamic online forest monitoring and alert system that empowers people everywhere to better manage forests. ...
As the first source of open data for the country’s forest sector, the Forest Atlas reveals some encouraging findings: Equatorial Guinea’s forest management has improved in recent years, with protected areas significantly increasing and forest concessions decreasing. ...
The Forest Atlas displays the major official forest land use categories – forest concessions, protected areas, community forests, etc. ...